Wayne Toups
You can add another nickname to the music man they call “Le Boss.” High-energy showman Wayne Toups has long been dubbed “The Cajun Springsteen,” but now you can add the title “Grammy winner” to his name. On Feb. 10, 2013, Wayne was honored with his first Grammy Award. His CD The Band Courtbouillon with Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy was announced as Best Regional Roots Music Album at the prestigious ceremony.

“My feet still haven’t touched the ground,” says Toups. “It’s something I’ll never forget. We walked the red carpet and everything. It was all really pretty amazing. “It was my first nomination and my first win,” adds the Louisiana music maker with a grin. “I’m batting 1,000.”
The Grammy Award caps a wave of recent career highs for Wayne Toups. In 2009, he earned an Album-of-the-Year award from Offbeat magazine. In 2010, he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. In 2011, he entered both the Gulf Coast Hall of Fame and the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame.

Toups has been booked at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for an unprecedented 27 consecutive years, including 2013. This year will also mark his continued activism in the Coastal Vision Foundation, the organization dedicated to restoring America’s eroding ocean coastlines. “We are losing 2,400 acres a year in Louisiana, alone,” says Toups. “And it’s not just the Gulf Coast. Look what our eroded coastline resulted in when Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey and New York. We’ll be doing several fund-raisers for the organization this year.”

Sarah Grace
Sarah Grace is a multi-instrumentalist who enjoys playing with her original band, Sarah Grace and The Soul. She finds herself at home behind a Hammond organ as well as in the trumpet section of an orchestra. Sarah Grace’s original single, “What I Came For,” reached #1 on the Blues Charts on iTunes and she looks forward to spending another International Blues Challenge in Memphis as the first youth mentor for United by Music North America. Her performance of “Amazing Grace” peaked at #3 on the overall iTunes Downloads charts and Sarah Grace reached #11 on Billboard’s “Emerging Artists” chart. She enjoyed success on Season 15 of The Voice, reaching the Semifinals, as a part of Team Kelly Clarkson. Sarah Grace is looking to continue showcasing her art while reaching new people every day.

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